| APPs | Acute-phase proteins |
| AuNPs | Gold nanoparticles |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| HC | Healthy controls |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| IAA | Iodoacetic acid |
| LA | Luminal A |
| LB | Luminal B |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| PC | Protein corona |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SWATH-MS | Sequential Window Acquisition of All Theoretical Mass Spectra |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| TF | Serotransferrin |